I am so tired hearing about torture. This is like debating slavery. Not only is torture wrong, but anybody who defends it on any basis is morally bankrupt. I don’t care if torture works. I don’t care if it keeps us safe. It is like saying slavery keeps prices low because labor cost so much less. I don’t care. Slavery is wrong. Torture is wrong.
Why is it that religious people defend torture? Religious people are just cowards. It is probably why they cling to their religion because they are afraid of dying. The entire point of most religious belief to to avoid torture — hell, whatever. Yet, the same religious people are all for torture to keep them safe. Cowards, for sure. If there is any justice in the universe, then everybody who defends torture in any way, should die a long and painful death.
The simple fact that the news has been inundated with non-stop torture is a huge indictment on America. It is like having a debate about the pros and cons of slavery.
Torture is just another example of America’s culture of destruction.
America is doomed.
You seem to have a real thing against religious people. I’d like to point out that it isn’t only religious people who support torture and I, as a Christian certainly oppose it.
America seems to have an interesting brand of political Christianity that emphasizes the politics more than the Christianity. Most Christians that i know are far more moderate and reasonable than the talking heads that spout nonsense in the US.
a good book to read is CS Lewis’ ‘Mere Christianity”. Lewis discusses how people use religion as a means to another end, he refers to it as “Christianity and…”.
I think the that misuse of religion and fear-mongering by the right wing of US politics is shameful and takes advantage of otherwise reasonable peoples emotions and convictions. It’s deplorable.
But please, don’t lump all Christian or all religious people into a category of bigots and morons, it’s just that the loudmouths get all the airtime.
People who self-describe as evangelicals vote Republican 80% of the time. Black vote Democratic 90% of the time. Sure, both groups have exceptions but, in general, they can all be lumped together.